Indian · a defense for Black
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Szabo Variation
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Nf3Bg75.Qb3dxc46.Qxc4O-O7.e4c6
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Szabo Variation16k games · White to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
54%8.8k57%
12%2.0k52%
8.5%1.4k53%
7.8%1.3k56%
4.3%70354%
4.1%66253%
3.4%54552%
2.3%38151%
2.1%34549%
0.3%5149%
Famous games in this line194 master games
Radjabov, Teimour (2735) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2760)Radjabov, T. (2734) – Vachier Lagrave, M. (2758)Vidit, S. (2723) – Xiong, Jeffery (2685)Ivanchuk, Vassily (2746) – Navara, David (2654)Vitiugov, Nikita (2703) – Li, Chao B (2687)Krasenkow, Michal (2607) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2747)Can, Emre (2600) – Artemiev, Vladislav (2728)Khalifman, Alexander (2635) – Bareev, Evgeny (2675)Heroes of this opening Radjabov, T. · Ivanchuk, Vassily · Vitiugov, Nikita · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
- Family
- Grünfeld Defense
- Category
- Indian
- First move
- 1.d4
- ECO
- D97
- Line
- 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 c6
FianchettoSharpHypermodern
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From the archives
Ernst Grünfeld introduced the counter-strike ...d5 in 1922 and beat the future world champion Alekhine with it in Vienna that November. Thirteen-year-old Bobby Fischer's 'Game of the Century' against Donald Byrne — the queen sacrifice every chess kid learns — transposed into the same opening. Give White the centre, then chop it down.
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